Fibrin glue in thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Is under-flap suction still necessary?

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 530-532

  Patel, Manish ^a   Garg, Rohit ^a   Rice, Dale H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID GLANDS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33750627365     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130608500818     Document Type: Article

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